Non-refillable bottle.



, .No; 8813 1. PATENTED.MAR.10,1908.

I .A. HUBER. NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE. APPLIOATION TILED JULY 30. 1907-- Y A TTORNE 1 5 ADOLPH HUBER, or MANNHEIM,

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GERMANY, Asslenon TO JAMES, SCHNEIDERWINQYOF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed July 30, 1907. Serial No. 386,237.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AJJ LPH HUBER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Mannheim, Germany, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a s ecification.

This invention re ates to non-refillable bottles and similar liquid containin vessels and has for its object to rovide a ottle which cannot be refilled wit out breaking or otherwise mutilating the same so that any attem t to fraudulently substitute an inferior gra e of goods for that originally contained in the bottle will be readilyf detected.

A-still further object of the invention is to generally im rove this class of devices so as to increase t eir utility, durability and efficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will ap- In. the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a non-refillable botrtle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fi 2 is a similar view showing the bottle in inverted position to permit the dis charge of the contents of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a of the valve detached. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings; v,

The improved mechanism forming the subject rnatter of thepresent invention may be used in connection withbottles or other liquid 1 containing vessels and by way of illustration is shown in connection with a bottle of the ordinary construction in which 5 designates the body of the bottle and 6 the neck.

The interior walls of the neck 5 are formed with an annular shoulder 7 for the reception mit the same to be conveniently assem led.

and inserted in the neck of the bottle.

perspective view- The lower walls of the sections 9 and 10 are inclined to form a seat 13 for the reception of the valve 12, there being a packing strip or washer 14 secured to the inclined face 13 so as to prevent the escape of liquid when the valve is-in closed osition.

The casing or housing 9 is provided with an interior chamber 15 defining an annular shoulder 16 which serves to limit the longitudinal movement of the valve when the bot tle is in inverted position, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The valve 12 is substantially trian lar in shape so as to permit the liquid to 0w between the valve and the interior walls of the neck of the bottle when the valve is open, the walls of said valve at the reduced end thereof being curved or rounded to conform to the shape of the valve seat, as shown.

Seated in longitudinal grooves 17 formed in theexterior walls ofthe casing or housing 9 are flat springs 18 having their free ends curved outwardly and their terminals bent inwardly to form laterally extending arms-19 which engage correspondingly shaped recesses 20 formed in the exterior walls of the casing when the springs are contracted to permit the insertion of the casing within the neck of the bottle.

The interior wall of the neck 6 is formed with an annular groove 21 defining a shoulder 22 adapted to'bear against the arms 19 whenthesprings register with the opening 21 so as to prevent withdrawal of the casing DI housing.

Communicating with the recess 15 in the casing is a longitudinal openin or bore 23 in which'is seated the stem or s ank 2 1 of a retaining stopper 25, the latter being-provided with an annular flan e or rim 26 which is preferably disposedin a inement with the exterior walls of the neck, as shown- The lower 'end of the stem or shank 24 bears against the flat upper surface of the valve 12 i 'eral edge '26" of the stopper 25- and serve to ago lopk thesha-nk in engagement with the valve ,when, the levers are pressed downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In assembling the several parts the liquid is first introduced into the bottle or vessel 5 after which the valve 12 is placed in the casing or housing and the spring 18 pressed inwardly until the arms 19 engage the recesses 20 after which the casing carrying the valve is introduced in the neck of the bottle.

then the arms 19 of the spring register with the recess or groove 21 in the neck of the bottle the arms will expand laterally and neckof the bottle and said bottle inverted so as to cause the valve to assume the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and in which positionthe contents of the bottle will flow through the valve seat and longitudinal bore 23 into the lass or-other receptacle designed to, receive t e same. As soon as the bottle is placedin upright position the valve will automatically seat itself thus preventing an unauthorized person from refilling the bottle.

' From the foregoing description it is thought'that the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood by those "skilled in the art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus (1 :scribed the invention what is claimed is:

l. A containing vessel having aneck, a casing seated in the neck and provided with a valve seat, a valve engaging the seat, a solid stem bearing against the valve and provided with a terminal head constituting a stopper, .and means for locking the stem in engagement with the valve.

2. A containing vessel having a neck, a casing seated in the neck and provided with a conical shaped. valve seat, a triangular shaped valve having its reduced end curved to conform to the shape of the valve seat and adapted to engage the same, a stopper having a solid shank the free end of which bears against the valve, and means engaging the stoIYpE' for locking the latter in contact with the valve.

3. A containing vessel having a neck, a casing engaging the walls ofthe neck and provided with a conical shaped valve seat, a substantially triangular valve having its reduced end curved to conform to the shape of the valve seat and adapted to engage the same, a stopper having a solid shank for engagement with the valve andprovided with an integralhead adapted to bear against the vessel at the neck thereof, and locking levers pivotally mounted on the exterior .walls of the neck and adapted to engage the head of the stopper for locking the shank in engagement with the valve. 7

4. A containing vessel having a neck, a casing disposed within the neck and having one end thereof provided with a longitudinal bore and its opposite end formed with a conical shaped seat, a'substantially triangular valve and having its reduced end curved to conform to the valve seat and adapted to engage the same, a stopper having an enlarged head forming a closure for the neck and provided with a solid integral shank bearing against the valve, and means pivotally mounted on the exterior walls of the neck and enga ing the head of the stopper for locking the atter in engagement with the valve.

5. A containing vessel having a neck provided with an interior shoulder, a casing bearing against said shoulder and havin one end thereof formed with a longitudina bore and its opposite end provided with a conicalshaped seat, a substantially triangular shaped valve having its reduced end curved to conform to the curvature of the valve seat and adapted to engage the latter, a stopper having a shank passing through the bo re and bearing againstlthe valve, and locking lowers pivotally mounted on the exterior walls of the neck for locking the stopper in engagement with the valve.

6. A containing vessel having a neck the interior walls of which are provided with an annular groove. defining a stop shoulder, a casing seated in the neck and provided with a conical valve seat, substantially triaugular valve engaging the seat, and having its reduced end curved to conform to the shape of the valve seat, springs secured to the exterior walls of the casing and adapted to engage the stop shoulders for locking the casing against accidental displacement, a stopper forming a closure for the neck of the bottle and provided with a solid integral shank bearing against the valve, and a locking member for exerting a longitudinal pressure on the stopper for forcing the valve to its seat. 1

7. A containing vessel having a neck, a casing seated in the neck and provided with an intermediate chamber forming a stop shoulder, there being a longitudinal bore formed in one end of the casing anll communicating with the chamber, and a conical v 4 valve seat formed in the opposite end of the casing and connnunicating with the body of the vessel, a substantially triangular val x 'e having its reduced end curved to conform to the shape of tha valve seat and adapted to engage the latter, springs secured {to the exterior walls of the casing and adapted to engage the interior walls of the neck of the bottle, ia stopper having a solid integral shank extending through the bore of the casing for engagement with the valve, a collar surrounding the exterior walls of the neck, levers pivotally mounted on the collar,

and locking members having terminal hooks adapted to engagethe stopper for forcing the shank of the latter in engagement with the valve when the levers are moved to operative position.

8. A containing vessel having a neck the interior walls of which are provided with an annular shoulder, there bein a groove formed in the neck of the vesse and spaced from the shoulder, a packing seated on the shoulder, a casing bearing against the packing and provided with a valve seat, a packing engaging the walls of the seat, locking members secured to the exterior walls of th casing and provided with inwardly extending arms adapted to engage a groove formed in the walls of the neck for locking the casing against accidental displacement, there bein recesses formed in the exterior walls of the casing for-the reception of the arms, a substantially triangular valve having its reduced end conical shaped and adapted to engage the packing of the seat, a stopper forming a closure for the vessel and provided with a shank bearing against the valve, and means for exerting a longitudinal pressure on the stopper for locking the shank in engagement with the valve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto a'liixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ADOL'PH HUBER.

Witnesses:

A. LroHMANN 'Jos. H. LEUTE. 

